Goa News

NT NETWORK Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday said that he has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ministries of home affairs and mining requesting them to amend the Mines and Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 for restarting mining activities in the state. He told media persons during a web briefing on Monday that the state …

NT NETWORK Panaji Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Monday revealed that the 66 Goan sailors, who had disembarked from the ‘Marella Discovery’ ship and undergone medical tests for the COVID-19 pandemic, have tested negative for the deadly disease. Addressing media persons, Sawant said the 66 seamen are still held up in Mumbai as ‘e-passes’ allowing their travel to Goa have …

NT NETWORK Panaji Although economic activity has resumed during the lockdown period, majority of the firms are operating at less than 25 per cent of their capacity, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) survey has stated. To step up the industrial activity, the CII has suggested that, current system of permits and passes, issued by state governments, must be done away …

NT NETWORK Curchorem The PWD Minister and Sanvordem MLA Deepak Pauskar, on Monday, reiterated that the 10 MLD water treatment plant, estimated to cost Rs 46 crore will be set up at Mencurem in order to resolve the drinking problem of the Bicholim taluka. Addressing a press conference at his office in Sanvordem, Pauskar said that he was compelled to …

NT NETWORK Panaji During the lockdown, the Goa police’s social media cell has been ‘handling’ on an average 4 distress messages/calls a day for the last one month. The social media cell has a dedicated team of police personnel who work round-the-clock, and apart from responding to distress messages, the cell also keep a check on rumours/ fake messages on …

NT NETWORK Panaji The Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) has decided to close the INOX road for time being in order to allow vegetable and fruit vendors to operate in the interest of the city dwellers. The corporation will block the INOX road at Don Bosco side as well as the market side to reserve the area for …

NT NETWORK Margao Even though the government authorities have geared up to provide free ration quota to deserving people under the PM GKAY at the fair price shop across Goa, the fair price shop owners claimed that they were not taken into confidence and that free lifting of stock and distributing it to the entitled beneficiaries are not possible to all the fair price …

NT NETWORK Mapusa The feast of our lady of Milagres which used to attract thousands of faithful across Goa was celebrated at St Jerome Church Mapusa without any congregation in view of the Covid pandemic. On Monday the feast mass was celebrated by Fr Deniz Fernandes along with other members of the clergy inside the closed doors of the church as public celebration of …